Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur: 5 Hits and Flops from the game | Premier League 2019-20

#3 Hit: Christian Eriksen

That moment when Eriksen finally put his off-field matters aside to live a derby goal

Boy, Christian Eriksen was in the mood today. Over the last four years or so, besides Lloris' commanding presence in goal, the successful center-back pairing of Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen and Harry Kane's sumptuous goal-scoring boots, Spurs' fortunes on the pitch have been held together by Eriksen.

It's almost as though the Danish midfielder runs the pace of the game, regardless of the opposition. At times, as per his wish, he seems to spark life into games when his side haven't been at their lethal best.

And here he was today, after long, dictating the run of play with his intelligent positioning, passing and creativity. Firstly, let's take a moment to appreciate his willingness to get on the end of a silky move by Spurs. It's usually he who creates, but this time around, Eriksen was there to tap home the opener.

Furthermore, the innovative midfielder received a lot of passes, freed up space for his strikers and was excellent on the dead ball. You knew that he'd have a big part to play for Spurs to have mustered anything away from home against their fierce rivals.

Only five players have scored 50 goals in the Premier League for Spurs:🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Harry Kane (127)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Teddy Sheringham (97)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jermaine Defoe (91)🇮🇪 Robbie Keane (91)🇩🇰 Christian Eriksen (50)A new name on the list. pic.twitter.com/JnatOHlWq4

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) September 1, 2019